diff --git a/packages/api/src/data_source.ts b/packages/api/src/data_source.ts
index 1a06fa0d9..54fbebb75 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/data_source.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/data_source.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ export const appDataSource = new DataSource({
   database: env.pg.dbName,
   logging: ['query', 'info'],
   entities: [__dirname + '/entity/**/*{.js,.ts}'],
-  subscribers: [__dirname + '/events/**/*{.js,.ts}'],
+  subscribers: [__dirname + '/events/**/!(*.test|*.spec).{js,ts}'],
   namingStrategy: new SnakeNamingStrategy(),
   logger: new CustomTypeOrmLogger(['query', 'info']),
   connectTimeoutMS: 10000, // 10 seconds
diff --git a/packages/api/tsconfig.json b/packages/api/tsconfig.json
index a329e8994..1246ab203 100644
--- a/packages/api/tsconfig.json
+++ b/packages/api/tsconfig.json
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@
     "jest.*.ts",
     "test/**/*",
     "dist/**/*",
-    "node_modules/**/*"
+    "node_modules/**/*",
+    "src/**/*.test.ts",
+    "src/**/*.spec.ts"
   ]
 }
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